Republic Bank Limited
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BoardofDirectors
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Executives
WilliamP. Lucie-Smith
William P. Lucie-Smith is a retired Senior Partner of
PricewaterhouseCoopers Trinidad where he headed its Corporate
Finance and Recoveries practice. He joined the Board of Directors
of Republic Bank Limited in 2005. A Chartered Accountant by
profession, Mr. Lucie-Smith holds an MA in Philosophy, Politics and
Economics from Oxford University. He has extensive experience in
mergers and acquisitions, valuation and taxation.
External Appointments
Mr. Lucie-Smith currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on
a number of Boards including Massy Holdings Ltd. and Sagicor
Financial Corporation.
RussellMartineau
Russell Martineau joined the Board of Directors in 1999. He has been
Senior Counsel since 1993 and is a member of the Bar in England
and Wales, Barbados, Antigua, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada,
Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago. He is Chairman of the A.N.R.
Robinson Library, Museum and Ethics Centre; a former Attorney
General of Trinidad and Tobago; a former President of the Law
Association of Trinidad and Tobago. In August 2012, Mr. Martineau
was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold) by the Government of
Trinidad and Tobago for his meritorious contribution to the field
of law.
External Appointments
Mr. Martineau is a member of the Board of Directors of Caribbean
Finance Company Limited.
ChandrabhanSharma
Prof. Chandrabhan Sharma joined the Board of Directors in 1997. He
is a professor (Energy Systems) in the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering,
the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. He is the leader of
the Energy Systems Group in the Faculty of Engineering and heads
the Centre for Energy Studies at the Engineering Institute. He is
a Fellow of the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad
and Tobago (APETT) and Chairman of the Institute Electrical and
Electronic Engineers’ Committee (IEEE) on Global Accreditation
Activities.
External Appointments
Prof. Sharma is a member of the Board of Directors of Tricon.
KristineThompson
Kristine Thompson joined the Board of Directors in 2011. She owns
and operates the Chuck E. Cheese’s family restaurant franchise
in Trinidad. Prior to this, she was heavily involved in project
development, particularly in the energy sector, and has extensive
experience in the fields of finance, private equity, mergers and
acquisitions and general management. The early years of her career
were spent in management consulting with the Boston Consulting
Group (BCG) where she advised Fortune 500 companies, with stints
at BCG’s Toronto, New York, Buenos Aires and Melbourne offices.
She then headed the business development function at Guardian
Holdings for many years. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce
degree from Queen’s University in Canada and a Master’s Degree in
Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
External Appointments
Mrs. Thompson currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the
Boards of the Caribbean Communications Network (CCN), the IRP
Group of Companies and the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of
Business.
Gregory I. Thomson
Gregory I. Thomson has over 35 years of experience in Banking
and Finance. He was the Deputy Managing Director of Republic
Bank Limited for seven years and retired from this postion in 2012.
Mr. Thomson joined the Board of Directors in 2014. Mr. Thomson
holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Physics
from The University of the West Indies and a Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Western
Ontario, Canada.
